Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 69.6% more expensive than Moroni.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF758
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF731
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF531
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 30.9% more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF101
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF115
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF844
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF691
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF575
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 10.5% more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
$45,026.41
AED165,382.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 44.7% more for housing
|
Moroni
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
|
pay 35.4% more for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
$12,841.46
AED47,166.80
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF741
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
$64.83
AED238.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
$100.93
AED370.72
|
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